Add Manasalu Trek into your Nepal Tour Package For An Off The Beaten Track Experience

Though the Annapurna Circuit has long been the most renowned trek in the country of Nepal, but its repute is catching up with it. Teashops found every 2 or 3 kilometers along the trek sell candy bars and Coke, and every year road improvement swallows another trail of the original route. Those looking for wilderness & authentic rural area experience have started to shunt this ‘Annapurna Highway,’ and hike the Mansaslu Circuit in its place. Though opened to hikers since 1991, the MCAP remains untouched, with just a small fraction — 1/30th — of the tourists who trek Annapurna every season. Your Nepal tour package is certainly incomplete without trekking the Mansaslu circuit.

 

When to opt for Mansaslu trek:

The main hiking seasons are from the month of March to May & September to November of every year. This is because of the monsoon season, a phase of never ending precipitation that floods the area from June to August. The glacial Himalayan winter also makes exploring this area unsuitable, it not unfeasible, during the early months of the year.

Because of this, above half of the yearly 2,000 tourists to Manaslu make their trip in October. Planning a journey in any other time assures few encounters with other hikers. I trekked in April & faced only a few numbers of tourists.

Lodging & foods:

Every year you can see new guest houses are built throughout the Manaslu Circuit. Carrying lightweight packs, hikers can depart their camping tools behind & consumer their meals at restaurants and lodges en route, allowing an incredible amount of cash to flow into the economy of the local village. Costs vary with the season & mood of the guest house owner. The higher altitude you accomplish, the more the costly the cost of the food will be, as approximately everything have to be dragged by mules.

The most affordable & filling staple is DAL Bhat in the lower villages, but as soon as you ascend out of rice country, tsampa and potatoes becomes the most affordable. Still nothing in Nepal is outrageously expensive.

 

Cultural notes:

You’re bound to see infinite Maani Walls (stone tablets inscribed with mantras) and stupas along the trail. In order to honor the holiness of these ancient constructions & the folk who tend them, always walk to the left.

So, what are you looking for? Find a reliable tour operator who can arrange the most memorable Nepal Himalaya trekking for you that obviously includes Mansalu Circuit trekking.